Flintshire can be described as the gateway to North Wales, with its road and rail links to the English border.

And transport is a big issue in the area. Even though trunk roads are the responsibility of the Welsh Government, improvements to the roads are sure to be of interest to the council as it works to cooperate with other authorities to try and improve the region’s economy.

A Government decision to close the cottage hospital in Flint proved very unpopular locally and may hit the Labour vote in the area.

But the traditionally red-leaning county has seen a big left-wing policy development as the council became the first in Wales to vote to suspend the right to buy in order to protect social housing stock from further reduction.

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The General Election 2015 Delyn:

Labour’s David Hanson comfortably retained his Delyn seat which he had held for the last 23 years with 15,187 votes, 41% of the votes cast, beating Conservative candidate Mark Isherwood by 2,930 votes.

Ukip fought for the Delyn seat for the first time since 2008, but Nigel Williams ony managed third place with 3,794 votes, followed by Plaid Cymru’s Jacqui Hurst with 2,269 votes and Liberal Democrat Tom Rippeth with 1,718 votes.